Now the UK is warning Android users over accidental emergency calls

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• UK police have warned against Android’s Emergency SOS feature.
• The feature has resulted in a sharp rise in accidental emergency service calls.
• The warning comes after similar warnings around the world.

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Several Android OEMs offer Emergency SOS on their phones, allowing you to quickly tap the power button five times to call emergency services. This has unfortunately resulted in a sharp rise in the number of unnecessary emergency calls in some countries, and now the UK has raised the alarm.

The BBC reports (h/t: Mishaal Rahman) that the National Police Chiefs Council of the UK has warned against Emergency SOS functionality on Android devices. The feature has been available on Android since Android 12.

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